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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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Terrified After Church Attack, Pakistan Christians Want "Safe Place For Family"
Christians in Pakistan have sought "safe places for their families" after a vigilante mob launched a violent attack on their home. Police and residents said the attack started after someone took allegedly desecrated pages of the Quran.
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87 Christian Homes, 19 Churches Vandalised In Pakistan: Police
More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.
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"Deeply Concerned": US On Mob Attacks On Churches In Pakistan
The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam.
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Mob With Sticks Attacks Christian community In Pak Over Blasphemy Charges
Several churches were set on fire by a rampaging mob in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy, officials said.
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Mobs Vandalise 4 Churches In Pakistan Over Blasphemy Allegations
At least four churches and some buildings around them have been ransacked over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab today. The mobs also demolished the house of a Christian cleaner who was accused of carrying out a blasphemous act.
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Pak Slammed By Rights Group Over "Discrimination" Of Religious Minorities
The Christian Solidarity Worldwide has said in a report that discriminatory legislation by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has empowered people with "extremist mindsets" to carry out attacks on religious minorities.
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Masood Azhar "Is In Pakistan," Admits Foreign Minister Amid Pulwama Outrage
Terror mastermind Masood Azhar, whose Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out the Pulwama attack in which 40 Indian soldiers were killed, is in Pakistan, its Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has confirmed.
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India's Rap To Pakistan At UN: Don't Lecture Us On Minorities
If there was such a thing as a diplomatic roast, what India served to Pakistan on Wednesday at the United Nations would come quite close to it. Following Pakistan's unrestrained shots at New Delhi over minorities and the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India used its right to reply at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva to serve a sharp rejoi...
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Suicide Attack At Peshawar's Christian Colony, 4 Terrorists Killed
Four suicide bombers who were trying to attack a Christian colony in Peshawar were killed early Friday during a gunfight with security forces, the army said.
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Suicide Attack At Peshawar's Christian Colony, 1 Civilian, 2 Gunmen Killed: Report
One person was killed after six terrorists in suicide jackets attacked the Christian Colony in Pakistan's Peshawar this morning.
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Pope Calls Pakistan Attack 'Hideous,' Demands Protection For Christians
Pope Francis on Monday condemned the Easter suicide bomb by Islamist militants that killed at least 70 people in Pakistan, many of them Christians, as "hideous" and demanded that the country's authorities protect religious minorities.
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Timeline Of Deadliest Insurgent Attacks In Pakistan
At least 65 people have been killed with hundreds more injured after an explosion a crowded park in the Pakistani city of Lahore where Christians were celebrating Easter.
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Former Top Cop Julio Ribeiro Says it's "Ridiculous" That Christians Are Being Told They Are Not Indians
Julio Ribeiro, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, said on Monday that he feels like he is on a hit list following the spate of attacks on churches and Christians across the country in the last few months.
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Christians fear fresh attacks after Pakistan church bombing
A devastating double suicide attack on a church in northwest Pakistan has triggered fears among the country's beleaguered Christian community that they will be targeted in a fresh wave of Islamist violence.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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Terrified After Church Attack, Pakistan Christians Want "Safe Place For Family"
Christians in Pakistan have sought "safe places for their families" after a vigilante mob launched a violent attack on their home. Police and residents said the attack started after someone took allegedly desecrated pages of the Quran.
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87 Christian Homes, 19 Churches Vandalised In Pakistan: Police
More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.
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"Deeply Concerned": US On Mob Attacks On Churches In Pakistan
The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam.
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Mob With Sticks Attacks Christian community In Pak Over Blasphemy Charges
Several churches were set on fire by a rampaging mob in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy, officials said.
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Mobs Vandalise 4 Churches In Pakistan Over Blasphemy Allegations
At least four churches and some buildings around them have been ransacked over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab today. The mobs also demolished the house of a Christian cleaner who was accused of carrying out a blasphemous act.
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Pak Slammed By Rights Group Over "Discrimination" Of Religious Minorities
The Christian Solidarity Worldwide has said in a report that discriminatory legislation by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has empowered people with "extremist mindsets" to carry out attacks on religious minorities.
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Masood Azhar "Is In Pakistan," Admits Foreign Minister Amid Pulwama Outrage
Terror mastermind Masood Azhar, whose Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out the Pulwama attack in which 40 Indian soldiers were killed, is in Pakistan, its Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has confirmed.
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India's Rap To Pakistan At UN: Don't Lecture Us On Minorities
If there was such a thing as a diplomatic roast, what India served to Pakistan on Wednesday at the United Nations would come quite close to it. Following Pakistan's unrestrained shots at New Delhi over minorities and the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India used its right to reply at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva to serve a sharp rejoi...
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Suicide Attack At Peshawar's Christian Colony, 4 Terrorists Killed
Four suicide bombers who were trying to attack a Christian colony in Peshawar were killed early Friday during a gunfight with security forces, the army said.
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Suicide Attack At Peshawar's Christian Colony, 1 Civilian, 2 Gunmen Killed: Report
One person was killed after six terrorists in suicide jackets attacked the Christian Colony in Pakistan's Peshawar this morning.
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Pope Calls Pakistan Attack 'Hideous,' Demands Protection For Christians
Pope Francis on Monday condemned the Easter suicide bomb by Islamist militants that killed at least 70 people in Pakistan, many of them Christians, as "hideous" and demanded that the country's authorities protect religious minorities.
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Timeline Of Deadliest Insurgent Attacks In Pakistan
At least 65 people have been killed with hundreds more injured after an explosion a crowded park in the Pakistani city of Lahore where Christians were celebrating Easter.
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Former Top Cop Julio Ribeiro Says it's "Ridiculous" That Christians Are Being Told They Are Not Indians
Julio Ribeiro, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, said on Monday that he feels like he is on a hit list following the spate of attacks on churches and Christians across the country in the last few months.
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Christians fear fresh attacks after Pakistan church bombing
A devastating double suicide attack on a church in northwest Pakistan has triggered fears among the country's beleaguered Christian community that they will be targeted in a fresh wave of Islamist violence.
